I know the Ravens are in first 3 gms up on us but we still play them twice. and the Bengals are 2 gms up and they beat us once. I'm rooting for the Bengals and if we win A big IF that will put us 2 gms back of both with 8 gms left.

Root for whichever team you dislike less - as far as any impact on the Steelers prospects, start worrying about that if the Steelers win about 6 straight.

That is not going to happen, but if it did you should root for the Ravens. A Cincy loss would bring the Steelers to within 1 game of Cincy if the Steelers beat Denver. Then you want the Bengals to beat the Ravens in Cincy. If the Steelers go 9-0 (anyone who believes that really needs to cut down on their drinking) that scenario will mean the Steelers can do no worse than tie Cincy and/or the Ravens (by that point having beaten the Ravens twice and the Bengals on Dec 31) and will win tiebreakers by having teh best record (5-1) in the division.

This of course is not going to happen - any playoff prospects are toast. Just watch the games as a fan and enjoy any glimpses of competence in a ruined season.

I know the Ravens are in first 3 gms up on us but we still play them twice. and the Bengals are 2 gms up and they beat us once. I'm rooting for the Bengals and if we win A big IF that will put us 2 gms back of both with 8 gms left.

I'm rooting for the Justive dept. to swarm the field and serve warrants on enough players to cancel the game.

I say the Steelers should not be concerned about what everyone else in the divsion is doing right now. They need to TCB against Denver. One game at a time....

TCB=Take Care of Business

I totally agree with you, memphis. The Steelers need to focus on and prepare for Sunday's game only, not look back or ahead. They made their run last season on the "one game at a time" mindset and it produced their 5th Lombardi. Here's hoping the team adopts the same mindset.....beginning on Sunday.